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September 18, 2014

Nationally, most students buy at least one sugary drink or snack every day in school —one of the many reasons why school food greatly affects their health. National guidelines are in place this year to make sure school snacks are healthy. Join us for FoodFri on Friday, September 19, 2014, at 1 p.m...

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Migdalia Rivera

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September 17, 2014

This post originally appeared on Garden.org. Published with permission. It’s pumpkin time again! Although it is the eye catching, orange fruit of the pumpkin plant that receives the honor of being the hallowed symbol of season, the seeds deserve some glory too. Think twice before you toss those...

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Amanda Slater

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September 15, 2014

As parents, my wife and I raise our kids to be concerned about their health—among a laundry list of other things. When they’re little, we focus on hand washing to ward off germs and prevent illnesses, teeth brushing and flossing for good oral health, activity to ensure energy balance and to keep...

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Don Romoser

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June 24, 2014

Eating out accounts for a third of Americans’ calories and contributes to poor nutrition and obesity . Restaurant foods and beverages often contain high levels of calories, saturated fat, sugars, and salt, and not enough fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. And restaurant practices, like large...

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Migdalia Rivera

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April 30, 2014

It's estimated that up to 50 percent of antibiotic use in people is unnecessary and up to 70 percent of antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used on healthy livestock to compensate for crowded and unsanitary farm conditions, a troubling fact considering that the more antibiotics are used, the less...

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Migdalia Rivera

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April 21, 2014

What the what!? There is too much junk food marketing in our schools. It's enough to have to deal with junk food marketing pretty much everywhere else. But it certainly shouldn't be reading, writing, and junk food marketing in every hall of our public schools! Join us to get standards for junk food...

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Monifa Bandele

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January 30, 2014

Coca-Cola’s mission is “to refresh the world” and promote “open happiness.” The world’s number one beverage company boasts about its initiatives “to support active, healthy living” such as donating to youth fitness programs. Here are a few examples of young people who are questioning this sugar-...

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Wendy Lesko

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October 25, 2013

After being subjected to way too many SpongeBob SquarePants cartoons by my kids, I never thought I would be the one to stand up for the guy. But, pushing junk food on kids is no way for any self-respecting sponge to make a living. You see, SpongeBob airs on Nickelodeon and a 2012 study by the...

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Migdalia Rivera